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Week 7 of the NFL will showcase two of the top rookie quarterbacks in the NFL. The New York Jets will take on the New England Patriots in an AFC East battle. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Jets-Patriots prediction and pick. This isn’t the rivalry we are used to […]

The Detroit Lions will face the Los Angeles Rams to help kick off Week 7. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Lions-Rams prediction and pick. Finally, the Jared Goff (and Matthew Stafford) revenge game that the NFL world has been waiting on. In all seriousness, this game will be overlooked […]

Week 7 of the NFL is upon us! The Washington Football Team head north to take on the Green Bay Packers in an NFC showdown. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Washington Football Team-Packers prediction and pick. Washington is not where they expected to be at this point in the […]

Coming off their bye week, the Saints will be well rested and ready for their Monday night showdown with the Seahawks. Hoping to build on their strong performance against the Washington Football Team a few weeks back, the Saints will be ready to overtake the undermanned Seahawks and come away with another crucial win. In […]

The Carolina Panthers travel to New York to take on the New York Giants for an NFC showdown. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Panthers-Giants prediction and pick based on Panthers Giants odds. Both of these teams are struggling at this point in the season. The Panthers started out hot […]

The Brooklyn Nets executed a major comeback in a hostile environment on Friday night. Led by Kevin Durant’s triple-double (29 points, 15 boards, 12 assists) the Nets closed the game on a 16-1 run to put the Sixers away late. The final score was 114-109. Their defensive execution really picked up as the game unfolded. […]

Well, that was fun. After getting handled easily by the Washington Wizards on opening night, the Toronto Raptors bounced back against the Boston Celtics on Friday with a 115-83 victory that saw pretty much everything go their way. Here are three key takeaways from the game that are also simply things to keep an eye […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the court at home for the first time this season Friday night in a nationally televised matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. This battle of Eastern Conference juggernauts did not disappoint as things went down to the wire. In the end, the Nets walked away with a 114-109 win on the back […]

Amid the flurry of updates that are coming for League of Legends (LoL) season 12, a new keystone, First Strike, will be replacing the very rarely used Omnistone as part of the Inspiration rune path. Preseason is just around the corner, and Riot developers have been spilling details about what to expect for the game in 2022. […]

After their opening day loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers played their first home game against the defending Western Conference Champions Phoenix Suns. The Lakers got off to a decent start, but the Suns went on a spurt in the second quarter to increase the lead to double digits. As tensions […]

The NFL trade deadline is approaching fast. On November 2nd, all trades must be completed. Let’s take a look at two trades the Los Angeles Chargers must make to improve its roster ahead of the deadline. The Chargers started off the season playing very well through Week 7. They sit at 4-2 and lead the […]

In commemoration of its 75th season, the NBA has released a list comprised of the 75 greatest players of all time. The Nets, to no one’s surprise, were heavily represented. The 75th-anniversary team was selected by a  “blue-ribbon panel of media, current and former players, coaches, general managers and team executives.” Kevin Durant, James Harden […]

It’s easy to overreact to the first game of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks torched the Brooklyn Nets, with Steve Nash’s team looking like it’s going to have lots of problems in the season’s early going. Of course, all of the narratives might get flipped on their heads in a few hours after the Nets […]

With the Chicago Bears Week 7 matchup being against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, we’ll be paying attention to how Justin Fields could take advantage of a weak Bucs secondary. It should be an interesting game, as this Bears-Buccaneers contest could come down to the wire. The Bears’ defense isn’t the greatest, but they are capable […]

With the Detroit Lions Week 7 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, we’ll be witnessing a potential revenge game for Jared Goff. This is a tough game for Detroit, but it’s an important one. That’s why we’ll be looking at this Lions-Rams game with predictions in mind. The Lions’ defense has actually played decent this […]

The Army Black Knights will attempt to improve to 5-2 and take down the No. 16 Wake Forest Deacons (6-0) in a non-conference clash. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Wake Forest-Army prediction and pick. Wake Forest will have a rest advantage as they are coming off a bye. […]

The Orlando Magic are entering the NBA season as a rebuilding team. They might not be in the conversation as a playoff team but they sure can be competitive and a subpar basketball team each game. That alone makes them an interesting team to look out for this season. They drafted Jalen Suggs, one of […]

The start of the 2021-22 NBA season is officially underway! The Charlotte Hornets take on the Cleveland Cavaliers for their second game of the season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Cavaliers prediction and pick based on Hornets Cavaliers odds. The Hornets played extremely well in their season opener at […]

The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their regular season schedule this week, but the biggest topic of conversation around the team is still the Ben Simmons saga. Following his removal from practice Tuesday, Simmons is now dealing with back soreness, and reports emerged that he is not mentally ready to join the team on the court […]

The Washington Football Team is set to face off against the dominant Green Bay Packers on Sunday. It’ll be a tough matchup for this team, as they haven’t quite lived up to the hype. Even so, we’ll be looking at this Washington-Packers matchup with some Washington Week 7 predictions in mind. The defense was supposed […]

The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers will square off in a Western Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. The Suns and Lakers will play Friday in what will be a rematch of the first round series between the two teams […]

There was a time during the past few months when no one was paying attention to LaMelo Ball or Anthony Edwards cards in the market. Thanks to both the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves failing to make the postseason, the interest in these two waned in favor of other more prominent names. But now, as […]

The Los Angeles Clippers nearly left Chase Center with a win against the Golden State Warriors, but ultimately fell short by a score of 115-113 on Thursday night. Paul George and Steph Curry had their back-and-forth moments throughout the game with Curry’s team ultimately coming out on top. George poured in 29 points to go […]

With the Baltimore Ravens Week 7 matchup being against the Cincinnati Bengals, we’ll finally see who the true leader of the AFC North is. This should be a great inter-conference battle between two great franchises. We’ll be evaluating this Ravens-Bengals game with some predictions in mind. The Ravens have played as one of the top […]

The Clemson Tigers and Pittsburgh Panthers will play in an important ACC matchup on Saturday afternoon. It’s time continue our college football odds series with a Clemson-Pittsburgh prediction and pick. Clemson and No. 23 Pittsburgh will play in a big ACC game on Saturday, as Pitt looks to stay undefeated in ACC play, while Clemson looks […]

If you were a Rockets fan entering the season with an optimistic outlook, Wednesday night’s beatdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves may have served as an unwelcome reality check. It’s just one game, but it lines up with most experts and projection models thought Houston would be this year – a really bad basketball team. This […]

The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros will continue the ALCS Friday night with the Astros taking a 3-2 series lead on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Astros prediction and pick. The Red Sox and Astros will play Game 6 of the ALCS Friday evening, with the […]

Tom Thibodeau might be aware that in recent New York Knicks history, coaches don’t seem to always find great new innovations on their own. Sometimes things just kind of fall into their laps. Look at 2012-13, for example, probably the best Knicks season this century. Mike Woodson famously was quoted as saying “the East is […]

The Atlanta Falcons, who face the Miami Dolphins this week, have had an up-and-down start to the 2021 NFL season. The team got waxed in its first game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 32 to 6, then the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers clobbered them by 23 […]

Jason Kidd’s much-anticipated coaching debut for the Dallas Mavericks was off to a rough start as Luka Doncic and the team struggles on opening night. The Mavs visited Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night to jumpstart their season but unfortunately struggled as they fell 113-87 to start their season on a sour […]

The New England Patriots are coming off a disappointing overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys. It was a tightly contested game, but the valiant effort didn’t produce a win. The Patriots take on the 1-4 New York Jets this week, who are coming off an idle week. They have already faced off this season in […]

With each passing day, the stalemate between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers continues to worsen. In the latest string of events, the former number one pick showed up to the Sixers’ training facility in Camden Thursday, but never actually took the floor. Simmons cited back soreness as an issue, and despite being treated by […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off another disappointing season in which they finished 13th in the Western Conference. They had modest expectations headed into the last season with D’Angelo Russell, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns. The Timberwolves struggled to stay healthy and finished with a record of 23-49. In the offseason, the Timberwolves made a few […]

Much was made of Jaylen Brown’s career-high 46 points for the Boston Celtics against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, but what flew under the radar was Jayson Tatum’s extremely rough 7-30 shooting game — more particularly, why Tatum had such a rough shooting game. That reason is RJ Barrett, who made Tatum’s night […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been mired in controversy for weeks. Kyrie Irving is not vaccinated and the team isn’t interested in allowing him to be a “part-time” player. Coach Steve Nash has been preparing for life without one of the NBA’s 20 best players. Yet, they’re not the only one in the conference with problems. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 7 game is against the Chicago Bears and many will be interested in seeing Tom Brady bounce back with a stronger performance. This should be a great Buccaneers-Bears game, which is why we’re evaluating the matchup with predictions in mind. It’s no secret the Buccaneers defense is one of the […]

With the Las Vegas Raiders Week 7 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, everyone will be tuning in to see if they can continue playing well with their interim head coach. We’ll be taking a look at the Raiders-Eagles game with predictions in mind. Las Vegas has been a surprise team so far this year after […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks will battle in their inter-conference season opener matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Hawks prediction and pick. The Mavericks and Hawks will each look to start off their new season with a win. Trae Young and Luka Doncic, who were […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will battle in an Eastern Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Heat prediction and pick. The Bucks and Heat will matchup for the first time since the Bucks swept Miami in four games in the first round of the […]